| Chapter title |
Adjuvant Therapy of Melanoma
|
|---|---|
| Chapter number | 7 |
| Book title |
Melanoma
|
| Published in |
Cancer treatment and research, January 2016
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-22539-5_7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-922538-8, 978-3-31-922539-5
|
| Authors |
Diwakar Davar, John M. Kirkwood |
| Abstract |
The incidence of melanoma is rapidly increasing, especially in younger female and older male patients. Recent fundamental advances in our knowledge of melanoma tumorigenesis have established roles for inhibitors of the MAPK pathway and regulatory immune checkpoints CTLA-4 and PD-1/PD-L1. However, the majority of patients continue to present with non-metastatic disease-typically managed with surgical resection and adjuvant therapy. High-dose IFN-α2b (HDI) is the main adjuvant therapeutic mainstay in high-risk disease following definitive resection. In this chapter, we review the evidence supporting the use of adjuvant HDI in high-risk melanoma. We also discuss some of the other treatment modalities that have been evaluated including vaccines, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. |
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| Student > Master | 4 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 12 | 44% |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 7% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 12 | 44% |